WESTWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS—
Eversource
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Eversource, 247 Station Drive, WESTWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS 02090 on — Fractures, affecting the coccygeal region.
Final narrative
An employee was working as a field service representative for a grocery store. The employee slipped on a wet floor in the grocery store and fell, fracturing her tailbone.
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